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Rupert, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Rupert, Prince, 1619–82, count palatine of the Rhine. Born in Prague, he was the son of Frederick the Winter King, elector palatine and king of Bohemia, and Elizabeth, daughter of…

Souphanouvong, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Souphanouvong, PrinceSouphanouvong, Princes&oomacr;fäˈn&oomacr;vŏngˌ [key], 1909–95, Laotian government official; half-brother of Prince Souvanna Phouma. Although a member of…

Prince, Hal

(Encyclopedia) Prince, Hal (Harold Smith Prince), 1928–2019, American theatrical producer and director, b. New York City. After working as an assistant stage manager to George Abbott, Prince became…

Prince, Morton

(Encyclopedia) Prince, Morton, 1854–1929, American physician, b. Boston, M.D. Harvard, 1879. He specialized in neurology and abnormal psychology as a physician in Boston and as a teacher at Tufts (…

Prince Albert

(Encyclopedia) Prince Albert, city (1991 pop. 34,181), central Sask., Canada, on the North Saskatchewan River. Prince Albert is a commercial and distribution center for a lumbering, gold- and uranium…

Prince George

(Encyclopedia) Prince George, city (1991 pop. 69,653), central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. It is a railroad division point and a distribution center…

Prince Rupert

(Encyclopedia) Prince Rupert, city (1991 pop. 16,620), W British Columbia, Canada, on Kaien Island, in Chatham Sound near the mouth of the Skeena River, S of the Alaska border. A railroad and highway…

Gorchakov, Mikhail Dmitreyevich, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Gorchakov, Mikhail Dmitreyevich, PrinceGorchakov, Mikhail Dmitreyevich, Princemēkhəyēlˈ dəmēˈtrēəvĭch [key]Gorchakov, Mikhail Dmitreyevich, Prince gərchəkôfˈ [key], 1793–1861, Russian…

Edward the Black Prince

(Encyclopedia) Edward the Black Prince, 1330–76, eldest son of Edward III of England. He was created duke of Cornwall in 1337, the first duke to be created in England, and prince of Wales in 1343.…